Skin and Bones (Matthew Shipp album)
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| Studio album by Matthew Shipp , Mark Helias and Gordon Grdina | ||||
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Skin and Bones is a jazz album by Matthew Shipp , Mark Helias and Gordon Grdina . The recordings, which were made on September 30, 2018 in the Afterlife Studios in Vancouver, were released on June 14, 2019 on Not Two Records .
background
The Skin and Bones Music Series is an ongoing series of events by Creative Music in various locations in and around the city of Kelowna , British Columbia . A wide variety of jazz musicians performed at these concerts, from veterans like Peter Brötzmann to the rising stars of the Bjorn Kriel Trio. The main performers of the series of events included the MGB trio with guitarist and oud player Gordon Grdina, Matt Mitchell and Jim Black . In 2018 Grdina returned to Kelowna's First United Church with pianist Matthew Shipp and bassist Mark Helias . Her album Skin and Bones takes its title from this series of events; but it was recorded in the Afterlife Studios, also in British Columbia. Gordon Grdina had previously worked with Mark Helias, but this was his first recording with Matthew Shipp. This was also the first time Mark had recorded Helias and Shipp together.
Track list
- Matthew Shipp / Mark Helias / Gordon Grdina Skin and Bones (Not Two Records MW987-2)
- Bob and Weave 10:49
- The Distance 13:32
- Solitary Figure 11:51
- Stick and Move 7:38
- The Onslaught 10:45 am
- Feather Weight 10:15
- The Slip 9:15
reception
According to Karl Ackermann, who reviewed the album on All About Jazz , the seven pieces on Skin and Bones are real-time improvisations. The drum-less trio convey a dynamic that - for the first forty minutes of this over seventy-minute album - gives the members the same status. “There is interaction, pulling and pushing, but communication is less argumentative. Grdina and Shipp lead an intelligent discourse with a few sizzling turning points. "
Nick Ostrum ( Free Jazz Blog ) pointed out that the title names on the album are borrowed from boxing ; Of course, tension and virtuoso speed also appear in the early tracks. Most of the pieces, however, are slower, contemplative and sometimes lyrical in nature ("Solitary Figure"). In addition, this album contains 72 minutes of absolutely gripping and absolutely breathtaking improvisations.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Karl Ackermann: Matthew Shipp - Mark Helias - Gordon Grdina: Skin And Bones. All About Jazz, July 6, 2020, accessed August 4, 2020 .
- ↑ Nick Ostrum: Matthew Shipp - Mark Helias - Gordon Grdina: Skin And Bones. Free Jazz Blog, May 23, 2020, accessed August 4, 2020 .